Why dp 1g dsm's have the dumbest rear dick design off all time. Every dsm that comes into the shop has them.My rears dont even work . A new caliper that i put in 2 years ago si already seized. Sorry guys i just had to vent some where and my car has heard enough of it.

Yeah my rear calipers have a tendency to seize. I just had a complete brake job done @ Mitus so every 6 months from here on in Im taking it in to have them relubed or whatever can be done to stop the seizing up.

I take mine apart every 4 months or so, take out all the grease, sand everything, re-lube them..

I had a completely seized one and I got one from a junkyard for $20.. still running fine after a year..

how do i check or know that my brakes seize??

maybe a stupid question, but i am new to dsm...

My brakes are in my bad books right now, if I could b*tch slap them I would (it hurts so I had to stop). My rear are all new from about a year ago and they are already sticking, WTF :rolleyes:

Seized brakes usually are not apparent until you put new pads or new pads and rotors on. There will be alot of drag on rotor due to the calipers not receiding back in far enough. This could simply be the pins being stuck or the actual piston itself. The pins can be cleaned and re-lubed but if the piston is sticking you need to re-build or get new ones. If your calipers are several years old they more then likely will become seized without re-greasing them. The piston itself may be able to be re-greased but I wouldn't know how without checking the shop manual. Cheers

The rear brakes get exposed to a lot of water, sand, grit and salt. Make sure all the rubber boots are in good condition with no splits or tears. Maybe good idea to replace the boots. I use silcone grease on the slides that won't melt. Also, use your parking brake often. If you don't use it... you'll lose it.

I went out and finaly got the courage to tackle the rears. I purchased 2 new rotors pads and sliders for only $80. One side went in and out better than i ever would imagine. The other side both bolts that hold in the caliber bracket broke i had to heat htem up and somehow i found 2 matching bolts. The caliper its self came off after a couple of minutes of an air hammer atack.But on the bright side there done and I'll use the experience for the next time.

I think one (or both) of my rears seized last night...recently I could hear the rubbing, as if the pads were worn, and was planning on taking it in to a shop tomorrow morning before work...well, too late...the car barely moves right now and I don't think it even drivable to the shop